Decomposed bodies littered B'desh's cyclone ravaged southern coastline sparking fears of epidemic as authorities struggled to provide relief to lakhs of homeless survivors that has so far claimed 3,000 lives.

The death toll in central Vietnam following six days of flooding has risen to 48, and rains are expected to continue, the national flood and storm control department said on Friday

At least 28 people have been killed in Vietnam by Typhoon Peipah, which continues to wreak havoc on already flooded areas of central Vietnam, a disaster official said on Tuesday.

Officials say massive floods and landslides in southern Mexico have killed at least nine people, with more than 20 still missing, and caused a health emergency that will last for month.

Vietnamese officials say floods have killed at least 77 people in central Vietnam since late last month, and now a new typhoon is approaching.

Heavy rains triggered floods in central Vietnam. At least 33 people killed. The region braced for more possible destruction from a tropical storm expected to make landfall later this week.

Red Cross officials in the flood-devastated Mexican state of Tabasco say the situation is getting worse. The floods have submerged about 80 per cent of the state, forcing thousands to flee.

One person was killed and more than a million people affected by flooding in Mexico's southern state of Tabasco, officials said, as hundreds of thousands waited for rescuers to pull them out of their homes in the worst floods ever in the region.

The Red Cross estimates 10 million people have been affected by the latest typhoon damage and floods in Vietnam, and has launched an emergency appeal for $3 million in relief aid.

As more details emerge on the extent of the floods that are devastating large areas of Africa, further appeals are being made by international relief agencies.

China has mobilized more than 20,000 military troops and reservists to help local people fight typhoon Wipha by reinforcing flood barriers along the main rivers.

A state of emergency was declared in Uganda Thursday as a result of severe flood. Uganda is among the nations hardest-hit by floods that have swept across 17 countries in Africa in recent weeks. At least 200 people have been killed across the continent, and hundreds of thousands displaced.